Developing a personalised tool to detect physical deterioration in adults with learning disabilities in community settings.

Why you should read this article: • To understand how physical health deterioration in people with learning disabilities is often missed • To improve your knowledge of the challenges involved in detecting deterioration in adults with learning disabilities • To familiarise yourself with the need for...

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Published in:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 18 - 27
Main Authors: Anderson, Arzu, Douglass, Emma
Format: questionnaire/scale Journal Article
Published: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) 6/1/2021
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          Anderson, Arzu
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        affil: Learning disability nurse, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, England
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          Intellectual Disability In Adulthood
          Clinical Deterioration Diagnosis
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Instrument Construction
          Community Health Nursing
          Students, Nursing
          Student Placement
          Adult
          Persons with Disabilities
          Health Status Disparities
          Vital Signs
          Clinical Deterioration Symptoms
          SBAR Technique
          Interprofessional Relations
          Individualized Medicine
          Collaboration
          Attitude of Health Personnel
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      ab: Why you should read this article: • To understand how physical health deterioration in people with learning disabilities is often missed • To improve your knowledge of the challenges involved in detecting deterioration in adults with learning disabilities • To familiarise yourself with the need for a personalised tool that detects physical deterioration Opportunities to detect physical health deterioration early in people with learning disabilities are often missed, which can lead to suboptimal health outcomes including death. There are several challenges involved in detecting deterioration in adults with learning disabilities. One challenge is that tools such as the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) may not be suitable for this population. Another challenge is that those people who care for adults with learning disabilities in the community often do not have the skills, training, equipment and confidence to undertake physical observations and escalate any concerns to healthcare professionals in a timely manner. There is therefore a need for a personalised tool to detect and report physical deterioration in adults with learning disabilities in community settings. This article describes a project undertaken by a learning disability nursing student to develop such a tool.
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